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Britain's longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, has died at the age of 96, after 70 years on the throne. The Queen is succeeded by her eldest son, the Prince of Wales, who becomes King Charles...

United Airlines has announced a $15 million investment with Eve Air Mobility as well as a conditional purchase for 200 four-seat electric aircraft, with options for another 200 aircraft. The first del...

Romanian carrier Blue Air has suspended all flights out of Romania until September 12. The airline’s bank accounts have been blocked by authorities for failing to pay a €2million fine from Romania’s N...

Finnair’s strategy has long been based on connecting Europe and Asia via the short northern route, using Russian air space. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent closure of Russian...

Capitalising on the increase demand for aircraft due to the recovery in passenger traffic and the slowdown in new aircraft deliveries, AerCap posted strong results for the second quarter of 2022. AerC...

Atlas Air Worldwide has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an investor group led by funds managed by affiliates of Apollo together with investment affiliates of J.F. Lehman & Compan...

Etihad Airways has firmed up its order with Airbus for seven new generation A350F freighters, following its earlier commitment announced at the Singapore Airshow. This order of the A350F sees the nati...

Apollo has closed an agreement for Apollo-managed funds and affiliated entities to make a €500 million investment into an Air France operating affiliate owning a pool of spare engines dedicated to the...

New research claims that efforts for the aviation industry to be net zero in terms of carbon emissions by 2050 would not be enough to prevent significant global warming since existing models do not ta...

Founding CEO of Avolon, Dómhnal Slattery, has announced he will be stepping down from the role having served for 12 years since the company’s formation. Avolon’s Board has unanimously appointed Andy C...

German Airline Condor Flugdienst has placed an order for 41 A320neo-family aircraft to modernise its fleet. The agreement comprises 13 Airbus A320neo and 28 Airbus A321neo as well as further purchase ...

LATAM Airlines has ordered 17 A321neo aircraft to further expand its route offering, bringing the airline’s total A320neo order book aircraft to 100. Additionally, the airline has also confirmed to br...